Agreed. The products were mostly nice upgrades, but not really exciting IMO.
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Agreed. The products were mostly nice upgrades, but not really exciting IMO.
I'm asking the same thing.
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He'll appear on your new 5k display, larger than life!!
Or did Bono run off with the iPod Touch 6, the 4th gen Apple TV and that extra GB of ram that was supposed to go into iPad Air 2?
For all we know the iPad Air 2 could have 2GB of RAM. It was never deconfirmed.
HBO just announced they will be selling access to HBO WITHOUT having to go through your TV cable provider. I suspect Apple is behind this decision. It would mean being able to select the services we subscribe to instead of being fed giant packages with only a few desired channels like Comcast does to us now!
I think this is probably a difficult task and taking a long time to do. Just like iTunes when Apple had to coerce the music industry to accept selling online at reasonable prices.
But imagine setting up your own cable box with only what you like to watch and doing it with the ease of use and beauty that Apple provides on all it's devices. I think it is worth the wait!!
I can't wait to tell Comcast to take their $175.00/month and shove it.
I really wanted a Gold MacBook Air or 12" iPad or hybrid :-(
The last man sitting with an iPad seemed to have a larger device and all the last Tim said with new products and that they made it all posible because they made the hardware and software, I didn't expect it to end :-O
I expected a MacBook Air/ iPad hybrid ;-)
The last man sitting with an iPad seemed to have a larger device and all the last Tim said with new products and that they made it all posible because they made the hardware and software, I didn't expect it to end :-O
I expected a MacBook Air/ iPad hybrid ;-)
don't know, they added second TB port, but did not say anything about 5k support...
Well at least they had the sense during the presentation to hide it away like the runt of a litter.
I really hope nobody at Apple thinks the rMini is in any way competitive with other tablets in that size range. That would be even more pathetic.
My year old $230 Nexus 7 has a superior display to Apple's brand new $400 tablet. What a joke.
Guell I'll just load Lollipop and enjoy it.
I'm pretty sure they have had a team working on 9 for at least 6 mo this if not longer. Any good tech company (and Apple is a good tech company) will be working on upcoming releases in staggering timeframes. Thye may even have a smaller team working on features they know they won't relase until 10.
As I have posted before, I would prefer smaller releases during the year. One or two features at a time. Having worked in software development for many years I know this results in more stable releases. But Apple loves their 'hype' generated with new OS coming out at the same time as their hardware. And while that's fun for consumers, it really doesn't help with stable OS releases.
According to this:
http://www.apple.com/ipad/compare/
No. There is no difference other than Touch ID and the gold color.
And yet, it's 100 dollars more?
This is incredibly insulting. I do not see a reason why they couldn't have upgraded the specs, the weight, the thinness... something.
Vote with your wallet. Buy the iPad Mini 2 if Touch ID isn't worth $100 to you.
I'm glad that I stuck with my first gen iPad mini, which still makes this a viable upgrade. I get everything I was looking for, even with a technicality: Touch ID, more storage, and a more capable processor (albeit A7 instead of A8 or A8X.)
But, I agree about those who already have the mini 2: unless they need/want Touch ID or gold, it really is not worth it to upgrade their mini this year
Mine stuttered a number of times in the first 20 minutes maybe. This was via the app on Appletv. But after that it cleared up and was fine for the rest of the presentation.
30yr Anniversary of the Mac. And their best selling Mac gets a notable upgrade.
Well,
Don't get the Event's message "it's been too long"
AppleTV = no update
TD displays = no update
MacMini = small update
Two of three of Apple products that have not had a major update in long time still as they are.
Actually, the mini can now handle a 4K display (according to Intel and the Iris chip). That is actually a big improvement.
I may just vote with my wallet and buy a Nexus 9. This rMini has me so steamed that I may also cancel my 6+ order and get the Nexus 6 to make it a 69.
Mac mini change means Firewire officially retired?
With the next Mac mini does that mean Firewire is officially retired for Apple products? Ethernet ports are still clinging to life.
With the next Mac mini does that mean Firewire is officially retired for Apple products? Ethernet ports are still clinging to life.
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Well at least they had the sense during the presentation to hide it away like the runt of a litter.
I really hope nobody at Apple thinks the rMini is in any way competitive with other tablets in that size range. That would be even more pathetic.
My year old $230 Nexus 7 has a superior display to Apple's brand new $400 tablet. What a joke.
I don't know what you're on, but the display on my mini is far greater than either of the Nexus 7s.
There's plenty of insanely great upgrades for Mini 2 owners this year, the problem is that none of them run iOS.
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Wrong.
Great Christmas Gift For The Kids!
At just $250, the iPad Mini [http://www.apple.com/ipad-mini/specs/] is a remarkable value for the kids.
I see no "wow" factor with a Retina Display on a Mini.
I don't even see any difference.
It's got cameras, FaceTime, stereo speakers, instant access to free games, Pixar movies ...
It's the perfect inexpensive-yet-quite-powerful toy for a kid.
Add to that it does everything an iPad Mini 3 does and is thinner & lighter!
If you can forego TouchID - and really, does a kid need that? - at just $250, the iPad Mini is the perfect kid's tablet!
At just $250, the iPad Mini [http://www.apple.com/ipad-mini/specs/] is a remarkable value for the kids.
I see no "wow" factor with a Retina Display on a Mini.
I don't even see any difference.
It's got cameras, FaceTime, stereo speakers, instant access to free games, Pixar movies ...
It's the perfect inexpensive-yet-quite-powerful toy for a kid.
Add to that it does everything an iPad Mini 3 does and is thinner & lighter!
If you can forego TouchID - and really, does a kid need that? - at just $250, the iPad Mini is the perfect kid's tablet!
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No Air 2 for me
I am a iPad 3 owner. After the A8X leak, I was hoping for a Retina HD x3 display(3072x2304). So now I am waiting for the iPad Pro/Maxi/Air Plus. At 12.9" x3, that would be 4096x3072.
iMac Retina is nice. But I would never buy it(2 PC & 1 Mac Pro 2010 on 1 display).It puts pressure on Dell and other manufactures to lower the price of HiDPI displays. A 30" 16:10 5120x3200 or better 7680x4800 display with 3 or more DP 1.3 inputs would be my dream.
I am a iPad 3 owner. After the A8X leak, I was hoping for a Retina HD x3 display(3072x2304). So now I am waiting for the iPad Pro/Maxi/Air Plus. At 12.9" x3, that would be 4096x3072.
iMac Retina is nice. But I would never buy it(2 PC & 1 Mac Pro 2010 on 1 display).It puts pressure on Dell and other manufactures to lower the price of HiDPI displays. A 30" 16:10 5120x3200 or better 7680x4800 display with 3 or more DP 1.3 inputs would be my dream.
Not so sure about some of these moves...
If I were apple, I would have retired the old Ipad Mini 2, and released the Ipad Mini 3, with the Iphone 6's A8/M8 and touch ID. It's in apple's interest that as many people as possible adopt Touch ID, as this helps ApplePay.
I think the Ipad Mini 2 hanging around clouds the portfolio, there should be the low cost option, the Ipad Mini standard, and the "best-of-the-best' Ipad Mini Retina that should have the latest specs that Apple offers, not two devices with nearly the same specs and just some minor feature differences.
As for the 5K Imac, it's not priced badly compared to the other Imacs, only about $500 more than the standard 27" Imac,
TO spec out a similar PC with a 5K display... well you can't really as there aren't many 5K displays available yet (though the 27" Dell looks like it will cost nearly as much as this computer)
However to spec out a name-brand 4K PC, it is in the $1500-$1900 range for similar specs to the Imac. and these aren't All-in-ones either.
so you are paying $600-$1000 more for a 5K display (instead of a 4K), for the niceness of an all-in-one, and for the fact that it's a Mac...
In my opinion, the whole Imac line could be shook up across the board to be a little more competitive. But, Apple seems to have no problem selling them, so maybe not.
My vision for the Imac -
I would spec them out like this:
21.5" 1.4Ghz, Same internals as Macbook Air. Including SSD - $999
The SSD will go a long way to making this device snappy, $999 is a nice price-barrier to be under.
ALL the rest of the models, Keep pricing the same, but add Fusion Drive.
The Fusion Drive is something special to Apple, and should be used more.
If I were apple, I would have retired the old Ipad Mini 2, and released the Ipad Mini 3, with the Iphone 6's A8/M8 and touch ID. It's in apple's interest that as many people as possible adopt Touch ID, as this helps ApplePay.
I think the Ipad Mini 2 hanging around clouds the portfolio, there should be the low cost option, the Ipad Mini standard, and the "best-of-the-best' Ipad Mini Retina that should have the latest specs that Apple offers, not two devices with nearly the same specs and just some minor feature differences.
As for the 5K Imac, it's not priced badly compared to the other Imacs, only about $500 more than the standard 27" Imac,
TO spec out a similar PC with a 5K display... well you can't really as there aren't many 5K displays available yet (though the 27" Dell looks like it will cost nearly as much as this computer)
However to spec out a name-brand 4K PC, it is in the $1500-$1900 range for similar specs to the Imac. and these aren't All-in-ones either.
so you are paying $600-$1000 more for a 5K display (instead of a 4K), for the niceness of an all-in-one, and for the fact that it's a Mac...
In my opinion, the whole Imac line could be shook up across the board to be a little more competitive. But, Apple seems to have no problem selling them, so maybe not.
My vision for the Imac -
I would spec them out like this:
21.5" 1.4Ghz, Same internals as Macbook Air. Including SSD - $999
The SSD will go a long way to making this device snappy, $999 is a nice price-barrier to be under.
ALL the rest of the models, Keep pricing the same, but add Fusion Drive.
The Fusion Drive is something special to Apple, and should be used more.
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